JUNUN

SHYE BEN TZUR, JONNY GREENWOOD

AND THE RAJASTHAN EXPRESS
 CD 1 Junun / Roked / Hu / Chala Vahi Des / Kalandar / Eloah
CD 2 Julus / Allah Elohim / Ahuvi / Azov / Junun Brass / There Are Birds in the Echo Chamber / Modeh
Shye Ben Tzur Vocal, Guitar, Flute
Jonny Greenwood Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drum Machine & Computers,
Ondes Martenot & Keyboard
Aamir Bhiyani Lead Trumpet
Hazmat Tuba
Ajaj Damami Trombone
Sabir Damami Tuba
Soheb Bhiyani Trumpet
Bhanwaru Khan Tuba
Zaki Ali Qawwal Qawwali Vocal
Zakir Ali Qawwal Qawwali Vocal, Harmonium
Gufran Ali Qawwali Chorus
Shazib Ali Qawwali Chorus
Ehtisham Khan Ajmeri Qawwali Chorus, Dholak
Chugge Khan Percussion ‒ Khartal, Bhapang, Manjeera
Nihal Khan Dholak
Nathu Lal Solanki Nagara
Narsi Lal Solanki Nagara
Asin Khan Sarangi on “Hu” & Vocal on “Ahuvi”
Dara Khan Kamaicha on “Hu” & “Ahuvi”
Afshana Khan Vocal on “Chala Vahi Des”
Razia Sultan Vocal on “Chala Vahi Des” & “Allah Elohim”
JUNUN (MADNESS OF LOVE)
Poetry by Hazrat Nawab Khadim Hasan Gudri Shah Baba III
Translated by Achia Anzi, Shlomzion Kenan & Sajida Ben Tzur

He, on whom you have bestowed the madness of love ‒

You have exalted above all of creation.
In the moth’s love for the lamp’s light, you have given it life
and then by that same light you consumed it.
O Khadim, once I couldn’t find the pain of love anywhere ‒
I realised that you have hidden it deep within the heart of the beloved.

जुनून
�जसे जुनून ऐ मोह�त अता िकया तूने
तमाम खलक में मुमताज़ कर िदया तूने.
�ज़या ए शमा से परवाने को िकया पैदा
िफर उस को शमा क� लौ से जला िदया तूने.
�ज़या ए इ�क़ से पैदा िकया वजूद मेरा
िफर अपने इ�क़ मे मुझ को फ़ना िकया तूने.
कही भी जब ना �मला दद� ए इ�क़ ए ख़ािदम
अता ए दो� को �दल में छुपा �लया तूने.
ROKED (DANCE)
Poetry by Shye Ben Tzur
Translated by Shlomzion Kenan

Dance for God

Dance from God
Dance in God
Dance with God
My lips kiss your tomb, my soul ascends
Ascend to God
Ascend from God
Ascend in God
Ascend with God ‫רוקד‬
Having soaked my eyes in your gaze, ‫רוקד לאלוהים‬
my heart is drunk ‫רוקד מאלוהים‬
Drunk for God ‫רוקד באלוהים‬
Drunk from God ‫רוקד עם אלוהים‬
Drunk in God ‫עולה‬ ‫נפשי‬ ‫לקברך‬ ‫נושקות‬ ‫שפתי‬
Drunk with God
‫לאלוהים‬ ‫עולה‬
Dance ‫מאלוהים‬ ‫עולה‬
‫באלוהים‬ ‫עולה‬
‫עם אלוהים‬ ‫עולה‬
‫עיני ספוגות במבטך לבי שיכור‬
‫שיכור לאלוהים‬
‫שיכור מאלוהים‬
‫שיכור באלוהים‬
‫שיכור עם אלוהים‬
‫רוקד‬
HU (HE)
Poetry by Shye Ben Tzur
Translated by Shlomzion Kenan

Frail, frail, what a frail vessel is the body

But a single breath lies between
‫הוא‬
man and earth ‫שביר‬ ‫כה‬ ‫כלי‬ ‫הגוף‬ ,‫שביר‬ ,‫שביר‬
Oh Mother! ‫מפרידה‬ ‫יחידה‬  ‫נשימה‬ ‫רק‬
‫והאדמה‬  ‫האדם‬ ‫בין‬
Vast, vast, what a vast sea is the mind
! ‫אמא‬ ‫הו‬
A single thought lies between
Slavery and salvation ‫כביר‬ ‫ים‬ ‫השכל‬ ,‫כביר‬ ,‫כביר‬
Oh Mother! ‫מפרידה‬ ‫יחידה‬ ‫מחשבה‬ ‫רק‬
‫והגאולה‬ ‫הגלות‬ ‫בין‬
HE ‒ gives it to you,
! ‫אמא‬ ‫הו‬
HE ‒ provides you with choice,
Entrust your life to the saint ‫אותה‬ ‫לך‬ ‫נותן‬ - ‫א‬ ‫ו‬ ‫ה‬
and he shall lead you ‫בחירה‬ ‫לך‬ ‫נותן‬ - ‫א‬ ‫ו‬ ‫ה‬
‫לצדיק‬ ‫חייך‬ ‫מסור‬
Wealthy, wealthy, what a wealthy wallet is the heart
‫שיובילך‬
There is but a single act of giving between
beggary and bliss ‫עשיר‬ ‫ארנק‬ ‫הלב‬ ,‫עשיר‬ ,‫עשיר‬
Oh Mother! ‫מפרידה‬ ‫יחידה‬ ‫נתינה‬ ‫רק‬
‫והברכה‬ ‫הדלות‬ ‫בין‬
HE ‒ gives it to you,
! ‫אמא‬ ‫הו‬
HE ‒ provides you with choice,
Entrust your life to the saint ‫אותה‬ ‫לך‬ ‫נותן‬ - ‫א‬ ‫ו‬ ‫ה‬
and he shall lead you ‫בחירה‬ ‫לך‬ ‫נותן‬ - ‫א‬ ‫ו‬ ‫ה‬
‫לצדיק‬ ‫חייך‬ ‫מסור‬
Swift, swift, death comes as a swift sentence
‫שיובילך‬
A single sigh is breathed between
Truth and Illusion ‫מהיר‬ ‫דין‬ ‫המוות‬ ,‫מהיר‬ ,‫מהיר‬
Oh Mother! ‫מפרידה‬ ‫יחידה‬ ‫אנחה‬ ‫רק‬
‫והאשליה‬ ‫האמת‬ ‫בין‬
! ‫אמא‬ ‫הו‬
CHALA VAHI DES (LET’S GO TO THAT LAND)
Poetry by Meera Bai
Translated by Shlomzion Kenan & Sajida Ben Tzur

Let’s go to that land, where my beloved shall be found,

If you ask ‒ I shall dye my saree in the colors of flowers.
If you ask ‒ I shall wear saffron attire.
If you ask ‒ I shall adorn my hair with pearls,
If you ask ‒ I shall leave it undone.
Meera’s Lord is Krishna,
Hear me, oh King of Kings.

चाला वाही देस

चाला वाही देस ��तम पावा,चालां वाही देस
कहो तो कुसूमल साड़ी रंगवां
कहो तो भगुवा भेस.
कहो तो मोितयन मांग भरावां
कहो �छटकावां केस.
मीरा के �भु �गरधर नागर सुण गयो िवड़द नरेस.
KALANDAR (ASCETIC)
Poetry: Traditional Sufi
Translated by Shlomzion Kenan & Sajida Ben Tzur

Wherever I turn
I see the crimson of my beloved
The very sight of HIM
paints my being Crimson.

क़लं दर
लाली मोरे लाल की
सो जिद देखू उथ लाल
लाली देखन मैं गई
सो मैं भी हो गई लाल
ELOAH (GOD)
Poetry by Shye Ben Tzur
Translated by Shlomzion Kenan

Whose formlessness swirls in my body?

Odorless, colorless?
It’s the sound of Eloah (God)!
Quivering, born of every motion;
vibrant, in creation’s every shard
My spirit be his string,
His resonance chamber be my body.
Above all religion
beyond each name,
Each letter of the Torah carries his soul,
My creator is a sound, his heartbeat is Silence.
Whose formlessness swirls in my body?
Odorless, colorless?
It’s the sound of Eloah (God)!
‫אלוהה‬
? ‫צורה‬ ‫חסר‬ ‫גופי‬ ‫בתוך‬ ‫מסתלסל‬ ‫מי‬
? ‫צבע‬ ‫חסר‬ ,‫טעם‬ ‫חסר‬
! ‫אלוהה‬ ‫צליל‬
, ‫תנועה‬ ‫מכל‬ ‫נולד‬ ‫רוטט‬
, ‫בריאה‬ ‫רסיס‬ ‫מכל‬ ‫הומה‬
, ‫מיתר‬ ‫נפשי‬ ‫לו‬
. ‫תהודה‬ ‫תיבת‬ ‫גופי‬
, ‫דת‬ ‫כל‬ ‫ממעל‬
, ‫שם‬ ‫כל‬ ‫ממעל‬
, ‫בתורה‬ ‫אות‬ ‫כל‬ ‫נשמת‬ ‫הוא‬
. ‫דממה‬ ‫לבו‬ ,‫צליל‬ ‫הוא‬ ‫יוצרי‬
? ‫צורה‬ ‫חסר‬ ‫גופי‬ ‫בתוך‬ ‫מסתלסל‬ ‫מי‬
? ‫צבע‬ ‫חסר‬ ,‫טעם‬ ‫חסר‬
! ‫אלוהה‬ ‫צליל‬
JULUS (PROCESSION)
Poetry: Traditional Sufi
Translated by Achia Anzi

In the turmoil of calamities my boat is trapped

You are the supporter of the broken and the poor.
For the sake of Khwaja Usman Haroon
Help me O, Moinuddin Chishti
There are five slogans for the Holy Five,
one of them is for Hazrat Ali
Ya Ali!
Illallah!

जुलूस / (बागिरदा बे बला )

बागिरदा बे बला उफतादा कशती ज़इफानो शिकस तारादो कशती
बहक़के ख्वाजा ए उसमाने हारून
मदद कु न या मोइनोदीन चिशती.

पाँच नारे पं जतन के

एक नारा हैंदरी
या अली इलल लाह
ALLAH ELOHIM
Poetry by Shye Ben Tzur
Translated by Shlomzion Kenan
Who is the one who through my eyes sees?
Who is the one who in my step springs?
Who is the one who with my love burns?
Who is the one who is wearing my self?
You, who lives in my heart,
In you, my faith originates,
I within you, you within me.
Allah Elohim
To the infidels, I’m religious,
to religious law ‒ an outlaw.
My Lord’s house is within me
and I have my temple in his heart.
To Jews I am a Jew, to Muslims ‒ a Muslim,
In any tongue I speak
My language is one!
हम बने
हे से िहंदु बन गए और मीम से म��लम बने.
हे मीम दोनो �मला कर दे�खए िफर हम बने.
गाय गोकुल में चरायी बक�रयाँ मकके में जब
आप ही अहमद बने और आप ही घनशयाम हैं.
‫אללה אלוהים‬
? ‫מיהו זה הצופה מבעד לעייני‬
? ‫מיהו זה הפועם בצעדי‬
? ‫מיהו זה הבוער באהבתי‬
? ‫מיהו זה העטוף בזהותי‬
‫ הגר בלבי‬,‫אתה‬
, ‫ממך אמונתי‬
‫ אתה בי‬,‫אני בך‬
‫אללה אלוהים‬
‫ להלכה הולך שולל‬,‫לכופרים אני דתי‬
‫בית אלי בקרבי‬
. ‫ולי בו היכל‬
, ‫ למוסלמים מוסלמי‬,‫ליהודים יהודי‬
, ‫בכל לשון בה אדבר‬
! ‫אחת שפתי‬
Hum Bane (We Become)
Poetry:Traditional Sufi
Translated by Shlomzion Kenan & Sajida Ben Tzur
H is for Hindu M is for Muslim,
H and M together make Hum (in Hindi Hum means “us”)
When cows went grazing in Gokul (a sacred place for Hindus),
goats grazed in Mecca.
You are manifested in the Prophet Muhammad, and you
are manifested in Krishna.
AHUVI (BELOVED)
Poetry by Shye Ben Tzur
Translated by Shlomzion Kenan

Summer has ended, New Year’s gone,

Twilight has come and still there is no news from you.
The city wears its festive face,
but mine is bare and woebegone.

My soul-keeper, if in my way I erred,

Reveal your path in me, have mercy,
Don’t withhold your nearness, show your ways,
for where shall I turn to seek your gaze?

Autumn at the door, my mind, ‫אהובי‬

as a swallow, wanders from sleep.
Your voice ‒ unheard
my prayers ‒ unrewarded.
A dried root, twirling, thirsting for rain,
My heart is weak, hardened by longing for you.
, ‫חלף‬ ‫השנה‬ ‫וראש‬ ‫תם‬ ‫הקיץ‬
. ‫ממך‬ ‫בשורה‬ ‫כל‬ ‫ואין‬ ‫ערביים‬ ‫שעת‬ ‫שוב‬
‫פני‬ ‫אך‬ ,‫חג‬ ‫לבשו‬ ‫הרחובות‬
. ‫במבוכה‬ ‫מוכתמות‬ ,‫עירומות‬ ‫נותרו‬

Beloved, answer my call, , ‫חטאתי‬ ‫בדרכי‬ ‫אם‬ ,‫נפשי‬ ‫שומר‬

Have mercy, open in me a door unto you, , ‫נתיבך‬ ‫בי‬ ‫גלה‬ ,‫רחם‬
Make my eyes soft with your gaze, show your ways, , ‫אנא‬ ‫תמנע‬ ‫אל‬ ‫ממני‬ ‫קרבתך‬ ‫אך‬
for where shall I turn to seek your grace? ? ‫מבטך‬ ‫בבקשי‬ ‫אפנה‬ ‫אנה‬
, ‫נודדת‬ ‫שנתי‬ ‫כסנוניות‬ ,‫בפתח‬ ‫הסתיו‬
. ‫ברכה‬ ‫אין‬ ‫נשמע ובתפילותי‬ ‫לא‬ ‫קולך‬
, ‫לגשם‬ ‫צמא‬ ,‫שיבש מתפתל‬ ‫שורש‬
 . ‫בכמיהתך‬ ‫ מתקשה‬,‫חלש‬ ‫לבבי‬
, ‫ענני‬ ‫קריאתי‬ ,‫אהובי‬ ,‫אהובי‬
. ‫דלתך‬ ‫בי‬ ‫פתח‬ ,‫רחם‬
, ‫אנא‬ ‫רכך‬ ‫במבטך‬ ‫עיניי‬
? ‫שי חסדך‬-‫בבקשי‬ ‫אפנה‬ ‫אנה‬
AZOV (LET GO)
Poetry by Shye Ben Tzur
Translated by Shlomzion Kenan

Have no fear, he is within you

Even in the valley of your night,
You have fallen, but don’t lose heart,
For the Lord has faith in you.
As the pupil in your eye
knows not itself but in the mirror
so within your inner-flame
The beloved is reflected.
Put your faith in the Lord and set forth on your journey ‫עזוב‬
If your heart is pure, no evil shall befall you.
The king’s road is the narrow path ‫עמך‬ ‫הוא‬ ‫כי‬ ‫תירא‬ ‫נא‬ ‫אל‬
Your destiny ‒ surrender to your maker. ‫לילך‬ ‫בתהום‬ ‫גם‬
‫תיכנע‬ ‫אל‬ ‫אך‬ ‫נפלת‬
Let go, let go. ‫בך‬ ‫מאמין‬ ‫האל‬
Of despair ‒ let go.
Of self-pity ‒ let go ‫ידע‬ ‫לא‬ ‫העין‬ ‫אישון‬
Of doubt ‒ let go ‫מראה‬ ‫ללא‬ ‫לבד‬ ‫עצמו‬
Of sorrow ‒ let go. ‫אהובך‬ ‫בך‬ ‫גם‬ ‫כך‬
‫בבערה‬ ‫משתקף‬ 
‫לדרך‬ ‫וצא‬ ‫באל‬ ‫מבטחך‬ ‫שים‬
‫רע‬ ‫תדע‬ ‫לא‬ ‫נקי‬ ‫לבך‬ ‫אם‬
‫המלך‬ ‫נתיב‬ ‫הנו‬ ‫הצר‬ ‫המשעול‬
‫גורלך הפקד בידי יוצרך‬
‫ עזוב‬,‫עזוב‬
‫ עזוב‬- ‫את יאושך‬
‫ עזוב‬- ‫קורבנותך‬
‫ עזוב‬- ‫ספקותיך‬
‫ עזוב‬- ‫סבלך‬
MODEH (GRATEFUL)
Poetry by Shye Ben Tzur
Translated by Shlomzion Kenan

I’m grateful for all that 

you gave and took from me
I’m grateful for all that
along my path, you granted me 
For the blessings, for the hardships
For the longings and the sacrifices
For those sacred things
that draw me close to you.
I give thanks!
For the triumphs and the trials
for the apex and the abyss
For each time my soul yearns for you…
‫מודה‬
I give thanks!
‫מודה אני על כל אשר‬
‫נתת ולקחת מידי‬
‫מודה אני על כל אשר‬
‫ברכת ושלחת בדרכי‬
‫על החסדים ועל המועקות‬
‫על הכיסופים ועל ההקרבות‬
‫ועל כל שיקרבני אילך‬
! ‫מודה אני מודה‬
‫על הניצחונות ועל הנסיונות‬
‫על המעלות ועל התהומות‬
‫ועל כל עת הומה נפשי אליך‬
! ‫מודה אני מודה‬
All music composed by Shye Ben Tzur
Arranged by Shye Ben Tzur & Jonny Greenwood
Produced by Jonny Greenwood
Recorded, mixed and engineered by Nigel Godrich
Recording engineer: Sam Petts-Davies
Mastered by Robert C. Ludwig
Original project conceived by Sharona Katan
Managed by Brian Message & Jake Leslau for ATC Management
Art directors: Shin Katan & Ian Patrick
Cover photos & art by Shin Katan
Design & booklet photography by Ian Patrick
Project assistant: Arne Warmington
Production manager: Pippa Robinson
Production assistance in Jodhpur: Sanjay Badnore
Special thanks to Paul Thomas Anderson
Patron of the Project: His Highness Maharaja Gaj Singh II of Marwar, Jodhpur
Thanks to:
Gudri Shahi Sufi Order, Usmani Chila, Hazrat Inam Hasan Gudri Shah Baba V and Family, Mehrangarh Museum Trust,
Ronny Douek, Talia Douek, Sajida & Uriya Ben Tzur, the Ben Tzur Family, Schmidt Family, Achiya & Chana Anzi,
Akhtar Ali & Family, Itamr Duari, Avisar Savir, Karni Singh Jasol, Jagat Singh Rathore, Dr. Sunayana Rathore,
Hemant Raj Singh, Sanjay Badnore, Raju R.K. - The Ghetto - Jam Room and Audio Solutions, Bhag Singh.

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